Embedded Avionics

Cobham Microelectronics Find their Way onto F-35 Program

F-35. Photo: Cobham [Avionics Magazine 09-19-2016] Cobham’s Radio Frequency (RF) microelectronics will support the F-35 program, according to the company, which says it has recently received a series of orders worth “tens…

ATM Modernization

Gulf Coast Avionics Completes CJ1 ADS-B Garmin Touchscreen Upgrade

Cessna Citation CJ1 aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Magazine 09-19-2016] Gulf Coast Avionics has completed an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)-compliant Garmin touchscreen avionics upgrade on a 1998 Citation CJ1. “The aircraft is owned…

Commercial

FAA: How Airlines Should Handle Recalled Devices

Samsung Galaxy Note 7, recalled earlier this month. Photo: Samsung [Avionics Magazine 09-19-2016] Following a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the FAA has issued general guidance…

Business & GA

Hawker 400A Upgrade Now Available

Hawker 400A. Photo: Beechcraft  [Avionics Magazine 09-16-2016] Beechcraft, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, has received FAA certification on all 400XPR program elements, which offer upgrades to the Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400A aircraft. The…

Commercial

Chart: Americans Wary of Drone Delivery

[Avionics Magazine 09-16-2016] With companies such as Google and Amazon working to bring Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into our every day lives with drone delivery, and almost every industry evaluating what benefits…

ATM Modernization

AIA Aims to Educate Community, Lawmakers on NextGen

AIA’s video booth provides videos with information about NextGen procedures during all phases of flight. Photo: AIA [Avionics Magazine 09-16-2016] In an effort to educate legislators and the travelling community on the…